A day after two unarmed Louisiana insurance fraud investigators were gunned down while looking into a case, the state insurance commissioner said that his department may have their agents carry weapons. Kim Sledge and Rhett Jeansonne had been on what …
Louisiana’s chief insurance regulator said his agency is reviewing its policies and procedures for investigating fraud after two insurance department employees were shot and killed while conducting an investigation. Louisiana Department of Insurance investigators Kim Sledge and Rhett Jeansonne were …
The chief executive officer of the health insurance office for state employees and retirees, hired by the Jindal administration in April, is resigning after receiving strong criticism from lawmakers about his work to help privatize office operations. Scott Kipper’s resignation …
Two investigators with the Louisiana Department of Insurance were shot and killed on June 7 while attempting to collect case information from an insurance agent in Ville Platte. Authorities believe that John Melvin Lavergne shot LDI investigators Kim Sledge and …
Residents of unincorporated St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana are getting $1.9 million in premium decreases for federal flood insurance. Officials say that’s the result of an improvement in the parish’s flood rating — translating into an average 10 percent drop …
A federal judge has declined to reduce the $1 million fine and $2 million in restitution he ordered paid by a Colorado company that admitted partial responsibility for the death of a Baton Rouge plant worker. Chief U.S. District Judge …
The final wave of holdouts has mostly packed up and left this Louisiana town as water from the swollen Atchafalaya River has inched toward their homes, with their frustration and hope painted on signs posted outside. “Nothing left worth stealing,” …
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain D.V.M., said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guaranteed that Morganza Spillway farmers whose crops have been damaged by flooding caused by the Mississippi River will be eligible for crop insurance payments …
Waters unleashed by the opening of a key Mississippi River floodway crept through the Louisiana bayou Monday in a surge that could leave thousands of homes and farms under as much as 20 feet of water. The U.S. Army Corps …
The opening of a key spillway to relieve flooding along the Mississippi River could create logistical headaches for big Gulf Coast refiners, but will likely spare the lion’s share of the area’s refining capacity from flooding danger. The U.S. Army …
